"But I'm not rich enough to bear a heavy loss, and if you bought my lot, the voting power would enable you to break the grumblers' opposition.
They're worth more to you than anybody else.

Can't you help me ?" Cartwright gave her a smiling glance, although he was bothered.

Ellen was not a fool and he noted her insistence on the value of the shares to him.

Where this led was obvious.

He had one or two powerful antagonists and knew of plots to force his retirement.